Hypomnemata

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Hypomnemata is a lost work of early Christian history and tradition composed by the second-century writer Hegesippus, known through later quotations and references.

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instanceOf early Christian historical work
lost work
patristic literature
aim to record authentic apostolic tradition
to refute heresies
associatedWith early Catholic Church NERFINISHED
attestedIn Ecclesiastical History 2.23 (Eusebius) NERFINISHED
Ecclesiastical History 4.8–4.23 (Eusebius) NERFINISHED
author Hegesippus NERFINISHED
citedBy Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED
dateWritten 2nd century
focusesOn continuity of apostolic tradition
orthodox Christian teaching
genre church history
memoirs
geographicalFocus Jerusalem church NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
historicalCategory second-century Christian historiography
historicalReliability valued by Eusebius as trustworthy
influenced later ecclesiastical historiography
knownFrom later quotations
later references
language Greek
mentions James the Just NERFINISHED
succession of Roman bishops
various early Christian sects
numberOfBooks 5
originalTitleLanguage Greek
preservationState fragmentary (only quotations survive)
quotedIn Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius) NERFINISHED
relatedWork Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius) NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
scholarlyClassification lost patristic source
status lost
subjectMatter apostolic tradition
early Christian history
heresies in the early Church
succession of bishops
survivalMode fragments in later authors
theologicalOrientation proto-orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered apostolic age
post-apostolic period
titleMeaning “memoirs”
transmission indirect tradition through Eusebius
usedAsSourceBy Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED
workType prose

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Hegesippus workTitle Hypomnemata